Author: kjoanna224
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2nd CRISPR Experiment Day 3!
Before moving onto my processes today, I must address a major failure that may affect our results.. We had to re-microwave the frozen agar plates, which led to contamination on some of the plates. We actually only re-microwaved one plate and left the other plate alone. This resulted in one of the Agar plates being…
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Fire Experiments!
Sodium Bicarbonate Decomposition This was an experiment from our Chemistry class to figure out which of the four equations is the true reaction that we are conducting by burning sodium bicarbonate (baking soda). Below are the four possible chemical reactions that could be occurring: NaHCO3(s) → NaOH(s) + CO2(g) 2NaHCO3(s) → Na2O(s) + 2CO2(g) +…
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2nd CRISPR Experiment Day 2!
Today, I streaked out the bacteria whilst making the LB Streptomycin agar plates. Hopefully I don’t accidentally screw on the lid on the glass bottle and cause an explosion when opening the glass bottle after microwaving again like yesterday..! [Update] Thankfully there weren’t any mistakes in pouring in the LB Strep media/distilled water into the…
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2nd CRISPR Experiment Day 1!
My school hosts an annual project for all high school students called NPCS, the New Pacific Century Scholars Program, where students are allowed to choose between a research project, a career exploration (originally was internship but changed to career exploration due to COVID), and community service. I chose my project to be in the Research…
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ACS SCI-COMP, APPLY NOW!
After an entire semester of club experiments and experiments with Elementary students and even a field trip(which will be posted later on), ACS club members and I have decided to host a lab safety poster competition for the Elementary students here at our school! It is called ACS SCI-COMP because ACS, our club name (American…
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ACS CHEM: LAVA LAMP & ELEPHANT TOOTHPASTE
A few weeks back, we uploaded a video of our lava lamp experiment! We used alka seltzer to observe how the released gases cause the colored water to float to the surface and drop back again due to the gas release. Here’s our video: We hope you enjoy 😀 Methodology: Prepare a few Alka Seltzer…
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ACS SCI-COMP
(excited internal screaming) Despite being a club with members fewer than a usual, popular club, ACS Chemistry club definitely is a very strong and well-packed club. Throughout the school year, we’ve conducted so many experiments, connected with the younger kids, posted on YouTube, went on a field trip numerous times, and now, we’ve come so…
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100% Biodegradable N95 Mask Filter Developed
The Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology recently reported to have developed a 100% biodegradable N95 mask filter that decomposes in dirt. Using a biodegradable mask filter than can be replaced after every few uses( the filter itself is also reusable) will definitely reduce plastic usage as plastic masks themselves do not need much replacement.…
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An Interesting Finding!
I woke up last Sunday morning, groggily trudging over to the kitchen counter to pick up a few tangerines because a) I WAS STARVING (that I even dreamed of eating breakfast in my dream, which woke me up because I thought I was hungry) and b) I love tangerines! We had recently bought the tangerines,…
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Yale Young Global Scholars
It was the very moment that I finished praying, my finger nervously trembling across the trackpad as I clicked “Submit Application”. For months I waited, continuously wishing my essays hopefully were persuasive to the admissions officers to demonstrate what kind of person I was.. Minutes passed, then days, then weeks, then months, and finally then,…
Biochemistry Science Blog! 